People may contract the coronavirus through close human contact or not thoroughly washing their hands, but they won’t get it from drinking tap water.
Officials with California Water Service Co., which has a Los Altos office, assured customers last week their drinking water is safe.
The expanding coronavirus crisis will likely mean continued cancellations or postponements of Los Altos events.
Three of the biggest of the year, the Rotary Club of Los Altos’ Fine Art in the Park, the Kiwanis Club of Los Altos’ Pet Parade and the Los Altos Village Association’s summer Arts & Wine Festival, all could be impacted.
The Town Crier is conducting its annual Easter Egg Coloring Contest on schedule, in partnership with Baskin-Robbins in downtown Los Altos.
Look for the contest drawing on page 14 of this issue. Drawings should be turned in to the Town Crier no later than April 6. Either drop them by or mail them to 138 Main St., Los Altos 94022.
In support of keeping the community safe, and in compliance with orders from the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department and the city of Los Altos, First Friday – scheduled Friday evening – has been canceled.
According to event organizers, the monthly events will return downtown as soon as it is safe to continue them.
The city of Los Altos not only continues to provide essential services during the coronavirus crisis, officials also are looking to boost morale.
City officials designed a webpage with the aim of serving as a clearinghouse for a variety of positive-thinking campaigns. The site is available at losaltosca.gov/citymanager/page/community-morale.
When Sylvia Whitlock joined the Duarte Rotary Club in the 1970s, Rotary International revoked the club’s charter. Although she met the club’s requirement as a “person of good character,” Whitlock’s main problem was too much to overcome: She was a woman.
But Whitlock, a school principal from Duarte, persevered. And when the club’s “men-only” rule changed to admit women in the 1980s, Whitlock’s good character figured in her becoming the world’s first female Rotary Club president.
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